Jason nominates BB&T for the first ever SCG GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN AWARD

In a press release that can be found here, BB&T Corporation yesterday said that it "will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls and other private projects on land taken from private citizens by government entities using eminent domain."

Amen to that brother.

More from the press release:

“The idea that a citizen’s property can be taken by the government solely for private use is extremely misguided, in fact it’s just plain wrong,” said BB&T Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Allison.

“One of the most basic rights of every citizen is to keep what they own. As an institution dedicated to helping our clients achieve economic success and financial security, we won’t help any entity or company that would undermine that mission and threaten the hard-earned American dream of property ownership.”

Talk about speaking truth to power...

I'm forwarding this press release to my bank and asking them what their policy is - maybe you should too.